Abstract:Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a role in determining the phenotype through bioenergetic depletion and increased production of ROS in several diseases, including cancer. We have previously demonstrated a relevant reduction of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number in astrocytoma of different grades of malignancy, predominantly in grade IV-glioblastoma (GBM). We observed a stepwise increase of TFAM in parallel to the increase of malignancy, and TFAM expression was higher in GBM patients with overall survival lon… Show more
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